Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-07 | Page 1 | Panic Follows Work of Flames

f PANIC FOLLOWS WORK OF FLAMES Fire re Destroys Sanford BUilding Chicago and Consternation Con Con- Reigns Among Tenants and Em- Em j in Neighboring Structures CHICAGO Feb 7 Fire Fire that destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the Sanford building 38 Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph street today caused a panic among the tenants of the twelve-story twelve Trude building which adjoins the burned structure and among the em em- of the the cloak factory of Marshall FIeld Field Co The fire started In the paint store of if i the Ge George rge E. E Watson company which occupied the first two floors and destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the stock of G George orge Roche Co pianos which occupied th the three upper floors So So rapid was the spread of the flames and so dense the smoke that occupants of the neighboring buildings fled hurriedly to the street In the Trude building several hundred hun hun- dr dred ll a pupils pupils' of the Chicago Business I college marched out in good order One woman almost suffocated was carried out by firemen but soon revived Several small explosions among the paints In the fire fright frightened ned spectators and several firemen were were hurt by fall faU fallIng Ing bricks No serious accidents were reported The damage to the building and st k kwas was wits about